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Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage
It is hard to track the blue whale the ocean’s largest creature which has almost been killed off by commercial whaling and is now listed as an endangered species. Attaching radio devices to it is difficult and visual sightings are too unreliable to give real insight into its behavior.
So biologists were delighted early this year when with the help of the Navy they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days monitoring its sounds. This was possible because of the Navy’s formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans. Tracking whales is but one example of an exciting new world just opening to civilian scientists after the cold war as the Navy starts to share and partly uncover its global network of underwater listening system built over the decades to track the ships of potential enemies.
Earth scientists announced at a news conference recently that they had used the system for closely monitoring a deep-sea volcanic eruption (爆发) for the first time and that they plan similar studies. Other scientists have proposed to use the network for tracking ocean currents and measuring changes in ocean and global temperatures. The speed of sound in water is roughly one mile a second-slower than through land but faster than through air. What is most important different layers of ocean water can act as channels for sounds focusing them in the same way a stethoscope (听诊器) does when it carries faint noises from a patient’s chest to a doctor’s ear. This focusing is the main reason that even relatively weak sounds in the ocean especially low-frequency ones can often travel thousands of miles.
31. The passage is chiefly about ____ .
A an effort to protect an endangered marine species.
B the civilian use of a military detection system.
C the exposure of a U.S. Navy top-secret weapon.
D a new way to look into the behavior of blue whales.
32. The underwater listening system was originally designed ____ .
A to trace and locate enemy vessels
B to monitor deep-sea volcanic eruptions
C to study the movement of ocean currents
D to replace the global radio communications network
33. The deep-sea listening system makes use of ____ .
A the sophisticated technology of focusing sounds under water
B the capability of sound to travel at high speed
C the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound
D low-frequency sounds travelling across different layers of water
34. It can be inferred from the passage that____.
A new radio devices should be developed for tracking the endangered blue whales
B blue whales are no longer endangered with the use of the new listening system
C opinions differ as to whether civilian scientists should be allowed to use military technology
D military technology has great potential in civilian use
35. Which of the following is true about the U.S. Navy underwater listening network﹖
A It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.
B It has been replaced by a more advanced system.
C It became useless to the military after the cold war.
D It is indispensable in protecting endangered species.
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage
The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧操). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize (获利) on this emerging interest in fitness particularly aerobic dancing for females. A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However their focus was not on aerobics but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass strength and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few if any health benefits. In recent years however weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.
Historically most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance not for health-related reasons but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However in recent years evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
36. The word “spas”Line 3Para.1 most probably refers to ____.
A sports activities
C recreation centers
B places for physical exercise
D athletic training programs.
37. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for ____.
A the promotion of aerobic exercise
B endurance and muscular development
C the improvement of women's figures
D better performance in aerobic dancing
38. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement﹖
A Positive. C Negative.
B Indifferent. D Cautious.
39. People were given physical fitness tests in order to find out ____ .
A how well they could do in athletics
B what their health condition was like
C what kind of fitness center was suitable for them
D whether they were fit for aerobic exercise
40. Recent studies have suggested that weight training ____ .
A has become an essential part of people’s life.
B may well affect the health of the trainees.
C will attract more people in the days to come.
D contributes to health improvement as well.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure 20 minutes Directions There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. You would be ____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.
A omitting B attaching C affording D running
42. He is always here It's ____ you've never met him.
A unique B strange C rare D peculiar
43. There has been a great increase in retail sales ____﹖
A does there B isn't there C hasn't there D isn't it
44. We'd like to ____ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A preserve B reserve C retain D sustain
45. Although a teenager Fred could resist ____ what to do and what not to do.
A being told B telling C to be told D to tell
46. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ____ supplies of petroleum.
A proficient B efficient C potential D sufficient
47. In fact Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ____ in New York..
A to stay B stayed C staying D having stayed
48. He soon received promotion for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ____.
A ability B future C possibility D opportunity
49. Britain has the highest ____ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A popularity B density C intensity D prosperity
50. How is it ____ your roommate's request and yours are identical﹖
A in all B at best C for all D by far
51. In my opinion he's ____ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A in all B at best C for all D by far
52. He didn't have time to read the report word for word he just ____ it.
A skimmed B observed C overlooked D glanced
53. The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.
A promoted B reinforced C sparked D inspired
54. What a lovely party It's worth ____ all my life.
A remembering B to remember C to be remembered D being remembered
55. Who would you rather ____ with you George or me﹖
A going B to go C have gone D went
56. The ____ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching particularly between
researchers and teachers.
A intensive B concise C joint D overall
57. The owner and editor of the newspaper ____ the conference.
A were attending B were to attend C is to attend D are to attend
58. We left the meeting there obviously ____ no point in staying.
A were B being C to be D having
59. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A influential B inferior C superior D subordinate
60. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ____ lot.
A valid B vain C vacant D vague
61. These people once had fame and fortune now ____ is left to them is utter poverty.
A all that B all what C all which D that all
62. To our ____ Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A anxiety B relief C view D judgment
63. Many people like white color as it is a ____ of purity.
A symbol B sign C signal D symptom
64. The residents ____ had been damaged by the fire were given help by the Red Cross.
A all of their homes B all their homes
C whose all homes D all of whose homes
65. This research has attracted wide ____ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A message B information C media D data
66. I would never have ____ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
A sought for B accounted for C turned up D resorted to
67. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ____ at the very moment of the crash.
A should have died B must be dying C must have died D ought to die
68. The energy ____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A transferred B released C delivered D conveyed
69. ____ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of
thought.
A To have reviewed B Having reviewed C Reviewing D Being reviewed
70. During the process great care has to be taken to protect the ____ silk from damage.
A sensitive B tender C delicate D sensible
试卷二
Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions 15 minutes
Directions In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words not exceeding 10 words.
As researchers learn more about how children’s intelligence develops they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with all the factors which are part of intelligence—the child’s understanding of language learning patterns curiosity—are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins children’s achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
In view of their power it’s sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child’s intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.
Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course children shouldn’t be pushed to read by their parents but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually—and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four and five-year-old who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.
Questions (注意：答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点符号不占格。)
S1. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children’s intelligence﹖
S2. What do researchers conclude about children’s learning patterns﹖
S3. In which area may school play a more important role﹖
S4. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children’s intelligence﹖
S5. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to
Part Ⅴ Writing 30 minutes
Directions For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the chart and the outline given below
1、上图所示为1990年、1995年、2002年某校大学生事业计算机的情况，请描述其变化；
2、请说明发生这些变化的原因(可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明)；
3、你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。 Student Use of Computers | 
